Who has the better resume: Ward or Crawford?

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Better resume?

  1. S.O.G.

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  2. Bud

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  1. Dorrian_Grey

    Dorrian_Grey It came to me in a dream Full Member

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    Whose resume is better, SOG's or Bud's?
    Ward boasts wins over:
    • Sergey Kovalev x2 (controversial)
    • Carl Froch
    • Mikkel Kessler
    • Arthur Abraham
    • Sakio Bika
    • Chad Dawson
    • Allan Green
    • Edison Miranda
    • Edwin Rodriguez
    • Sullivan Barrera
    Crawford boasts wins over:
    • Errol Spence
    • Shawn Porter
    • Viktor Postol
    • Israil Madrimov (controversial)
    • Ricky Burns
    • Yuriorkis Gamboa
    • Jeff Horn
    • Julius Indongo
    • Egidijus Kavaliauskas
    • Amir Khan
     
  2. fitzroy boy_iron mike

    fitzroy boy_iron mike Active Member Full Member

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  4. GGGfans

    GGGfans Active Member Full Member

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    Crawford's victory over Madrimov was a close fight but not controversial unlike Kovalev.
    Bud in front for me.
     
  5. Scar

    Scar VIP Member Full Member

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    Ward and it's not even close.
     
  6. MagnificentMatt

    MagnificentMatt Beterbiev literally kills Plant and McCumby 2v1 Full Member

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    In my opinion, even if you felt Ward didn’t deserve the win against Kovalev, Froch is a much better win than anyone one Buds resume at the weight/time his best wins were contested, and Kessler is probably at least as good as Buds best win… but also probably a bit better.
     
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  7. Jacory Harris

    Jacory Harris I'm a gorilla I'm a dawg! Full Member

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    Their records combined wouldn't even begin to scratch the surface of Money's resume.
     
  8. Dorrian_Grey

    Dorrian_Grey It came to me in a dream Full Member

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    Both could have gone either way and I think the Eastern European won in both fights but I can understand how someone would score it for the American in either instance. I'd struggle to call either out and out robberies because of how close they were even though I think the wrong man won both times. I think a fair enough amount of people scored the fight either a draw or for Madrimov in order to justify calling the outcome controversial to some extent anyways.
     
  9. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It's only controversial to fools
     
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  10. Dorrian_Grey

    Dorrian_Grey It came to me in a dream Full Member

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    A very open-minded approach to other's scorecards.
     
  11. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    What rounds did you give Madrimov then ? He lost off activity
     
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  12. Dorrian_Grey

    Dorrian_Grey It came to me in a dream Full Member

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    I thought Madrimov won rounds 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, and 9. I do need to rewatch it though.
     
  13. Perkin Warbeck

    Perkin Warbeck Boxing aficionado Full Member

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    Although Crawford was perhaps given a gift decision in the close fight against Madrimov, he's never been a recipient of a real robbery, like Ward-Kovalev I.

    Crawford won his first world title on the road. Ward refused to travel because he felt he needed dodgy home officials. He had the privilege of having all his fights in his home country during the Super Six, while everyone else had to travel. He was also permitted to skip a round, no one else was allowed to.

    Crawford hasn't needed to rely on illegal tactics and dishonest referees to permit it, like Ward against Kovalev (low blow TKO) and Kessler (multiple obviously deliberate head butts).
     
  14. Power_tek

    Power_tek Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I’m the ultimate Crawford fan and I don’t like ward at all but his resume smokes Crawfords,
     
  15. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I am going to be contrarian and say Crawford. Not only was Kovalev I a robbery, but the way Kovalev fell apart after, they are essentially not that great of victories. Froch and Dawson are really the picks of that litter.